Graham Robb

The Discovery of France

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Produktbeschreibung

An exciting voyage on two wheels, Graham Robb's award-winning classic offers a stunning alternative history of France.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Pan Macmillan
• Seitenzahl: 496
• Erscheinungstermin: 8. August 2024
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 197mm x 130mm x 28mm
• Gewicht: 342g
• ISBN-13: 9781035039197
• ISBN-10: 1035039192
• Artikelnr.: 70147430

Autorenporträt

Graham Robb was born in Manchester in 1958 and is a former fellow of Exeter College, Oxford. He has published widely on French literature and history. The Discovery of France won both the Duff Cooper and Royal Society of Literature Ondaatje Prizes. For Parisians the City of Paris awarded him the Grande Médaille de la Ville de Paris. He lives on the English-Scottish border.

Inhaltsangabe

Section
i: List of Illustrations Section
ii: Maps Section
iii: Itinerary Chapter
1: The Undiscovered Continent Chapter
2: the Tribes of France, I Chapter
3: The Tribes of France, II Chapter
4: O Òc Sí Bai Ya Win Oui Oyi Awè Jo Ja Oua Chapter
5: Living in France, I: The Face in the Museum Chapter
6: Living in France, II: A Simple Life Chapter
7: Fairies, Virgins, Gods and Priests Chapter
8: Migrants and Commuters Unit
INTERLUDE: The Sixty Million Others Chapter
9: Maps Chapter
10: Empire Chapter
11: Travelling in France, I: The Avenues of Paris Chapter
12: Travelling in France, II: The Hare and the Tortoise Chapter
13: Colonization Chapter
14: The Wonders of France Chapter
15: Postcards of the Natives Chapter
16: Lost Provinces Chapter
17: Journey to the Centre of France Section
iv: Epilogue: Secrets Section
v: Chronology Section
vi: Notes Section
vii: Works Cited Index
viii: General Index Index
ix: Geographical Index Acknowledgements
x: Acknowledgements